The Uncertain Path 11/22/20

Desoto State Park, Fort Payne, Alabama

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.  I will make a helper suitable for him.”  ~ Genesis 2:18

We set out today in search of an unfinished bridge.  Doesn’t that sound exciting?!?  There’s actually some history to it.  😊

Like most of our State and National Parks, the CCC (Civic Conservation Corps) was working in this Park. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, work in the Park stopped almost immediately, and most of those CCC boys went off to war instead.  They walked away from the project they were working on, and the bridge was never finished.  At least not as planned.

These days, the Park has a trail to go see it.  The strange thing is, there were no trail markers!  And it’s a 3.5 mile loop!  The only indication that we were even remotely on the right path, was the fact that you could see an unmistakable trail through the woods.  There weren’t even indicators at the few intersections we came to.

At least we had Blaine’s keen sense of direction along with us as well.

Is that it???
No, silly! That’s a “Boy Scout” bridge. : )
Pretty!
Most of our trail looked like this.
Saves on picture taking. : )
This is the Unfinished Bridge.
And there he goes . . .
And here I am encouraging him by taking his picture . . .
We think they had the two side walls built and were starting on the pillars
that were supposed to be underneath when they stopped.
You can’t really tell, but these tall trees are holly trees!
We’ve never seen them so tall!
I thought these looked like wild hydrangeas and guess what? They are!
Heading back to the Jeep.
You have to keep your eyes peeled when you walk through the woods,
because you just never know what you’ll see!
No idea what this place is, but it has an air conditioner. : )
This is a mountain bike skills practice area.

Once we returned home, Blaine decided to apply the windshield chip fix he bought the other day.  I think it looks just the same.  But then again, what was I expecting?  It’s kinda like applying clear nail polish to a pair of nylon hose.  😊 

And then we discovered why our door had been sticking . . .

That bar’s supposed to be attached.
So he fixed that too.
It’s good to live with Tim the Toolman!

Tomorrow we move close to my middle brother, David!

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